Epictetus Quotes

We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.

Having two ears and one tongue, we should listen twice as much as we speak.

There is a time to speak and a time to listen, and sometimes people need to shut up.

Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear more and talk less.

True wisdom listens more, talks less and can get along with all types of people.

All we have to do is listen. The Good Lord gave us two ears and only one mouth, my dear white-headed mother used to say.

Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than to listen to him?

When you handle yourself, use your head; when you handle others, use your heart.

The single most important key to success is to be a good listener.

I learned real early why God gave us two ears and one mouth, because you're supposed to listen twice as much as you talk.

Nature has given us two ears but only one mouth.

Speech is human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead: therefore we must learn both arts.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something.

Listen more than you talk.

The best way to persuade people is with your ears - by listening to them.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Some people think that you have to be the loudest voice in the room to make a difference. That is just not true. Often, the best thing we can do is turn down the volume. When the sound is quieter, you can actually hear what someone else is saying. And that can make a world of difference.

The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

When I was young I used to listen to other people and to try and understand what they thought and where they were coming from. I listened and didn't speak.

It's no secret that I love to talk, but the real secret is I love to listen, too.

Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no longer heals, that without distance closeness cannot cure.

Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.

I've always been very aware of what I'm saying, but I'm also aware of what you're saying. I always want to make sure that my point is clear.

There is as much wisdom in listening as there is in speaking - and that goes for all relationships, not just romantic ones.